kinds in the treafury, army, and royal navy. In fhort, fhe acted her part fo plaufibly, as to perfuade the generality fhe was no impoftor. In vain did many fenfible gentlemen in those parts exert themfelves to detect and make a proper example of her, for fhe had levied heavy contributions upon fome perfons of the highest rank in the fouthern colonies but at length appeared the underwritten advertisement, together with Mr. Michael Dalton, at Charles-Town, raising a loud hueand-cry for her Serene Highness ; but the lady has made an excurfion a few miles to a neighbouring plantation, for which place the meffenger fet out, when the gentleman who brought us this information left Charles-Town. How diftref. fing to behold a lady of this exalted pedigree and pretenfions, thus furprifed into the hands of her inexo rable enemies! ADVERTISEMENT. Bufb-Creek, Frederick-County, Ma ryland, Oct. 11, 1771. "Run away from the fubfcriber, a fervant-maid, named Sarah Wil fon, but has changed her name to Lady Sufanna Carolina Matilda, which made the public believe that fhe was her Majefty's fifter; fhe has a blemish in her right eye, black rolled hair, stoops in her fhoulders, makes a common practice of writing and marking her cloaths with a crown and a B. Whoever fecures the faid fervant-woman, or takes her home, fhall receive five piftoles, befides all coits and charges. WILLIAM DEVALL. "I entitle Michael Dalton, to fearch the city of Philadelphia, and from thence to Charles-Town, for the faid woman. WILLIAM DEVALL." (A true copy.) By an account laid before the House of Commons, of the number of horfes exported from England, from January 3, 1750, to January 5, 1772, the numbers appeared to be, during fourteen years peace, 21,348; during eight years war, 7,783; fo that in twenty-two years, 29,131 horfes were exported. The total number of proprietors of Eaft-India ftock, with their qualifications, as they flood in the Company's books the 4th of March laft, is as follows: English proprietors poffeffing 1ocol. ftock and upwards, 487Stock, 1,018,3981. 19s. 11 d. Foreign ditto, poffeffing 1000l. ftock, and upwards, 325-Stock, 890,940 1. 17 s. Total proprietors of 1000 1. ftock 812-Total stock 1,909,329 1. 165. II d. English proprietors poffeffing 5col. ftock and upwards (not a1000l.), mounting to 1000 l.), 1246-Stock 634,4641. 1s. 8d. Foreign ditto, poffeffing 5001. flock and upwards (not amounting to 10001.), 95-Stock 50,2261. Total proprietors of 500 1. ftock, 1341-Total flock 684,7zol, 1s. 8 d. On the 17th a moft violent ftorm, which fell in the neighbourhood of Belford, in France, and which lafted but twelve minutes, deftroyed all the hopes of the inhabitants of a plentiful harveft. The leaft hailfive ounces, and many were taken ftones that fell, weighed four or up which weighed half a pound. Several perfons were wounded, many many much hurt, all the glafs ex- The fame day a like ftorm caufed And on the 18th, a moft violent As the regiment of the Heredi- A company, compofed of a thou- The magiftrates of the above city, By a form of thunder and light- the lightning were fo fudden and Accounts have been received of Four men of war, borrowed by the King of Portugal of the StatesGeneral, are failed to the WellIndies; the States to be allowed 300,000l. for the ufe of them for five years. A large company being on a party of pleasure in the river TaCafcacs, gus, in the King's barge, a sudden fquall overfet the vefel off the [1] 2 Cafcaes, whereby feveral perfons were drowned. The company confifted of the Earl of Findlater, (a Scotch nobleman) his lady and daughter, the young Count de Lippe (a German colonel in the fervice of Portugal), the Abbe de Saldanha (brother to the Archbifhop of Lisbon), two fons of the French conful, and feveral of the Portugueze nobility and gentry. The perfons loft were, two black fervants, the Count de Lippe, the archbishop's brother, and three young ladies, daughters to the chief juftice of Lisbon. The reit were faved by fome fishing boats belonging to the Cafcaes. By the Eat-India bill now filled up, and printed with the amendments, the falary of the governorgeneral is to be 25,000l. per annum, and that of the four council 10,000l. per annum each, who are nominated in the act; and the falary of the chief juice is to be 8000l. and the three other judges 6000 1. each, the judges to be appointed by his Majefty. By the bill for granting to his Majesty the fum of 1,400.000 l. for the relief of the Eat-India Com pany, it is provided, that, if the company thould not accept of the loan on the terms prefcribed by the act, the commiffioners of the Treafury may apply the fame in difcharge of the company's debts, particularly of thofe due to government; and all the profits of the company are to be paid into the Exchequer, half-yearly, to wards making good the principal and intereit of thofe debts fo difcharged. This morning, the fix 30th. convicts under fentence of death in Newgate, were carried to Tyburn, in order for execution; but a refpite, fent exprefs by one of his Majesty's meffengers, ar rived at Tyburn for John Gahagan, fome time after the rope was faftened round his neck, and just before he was going to be turned off. He was immediately unloofed, carried back to Newgate, and bled: he feemed filled with the utmolt gratitude to the Almighty, his Majefty, and friends, for this his fignal deliverance. cuted. The other five were exe DIED lately, Charles M Findley, Efq; of the county of Tippe rary, aged 143 years: he was a captain in the reign of King Charles I. and came with Oliver Cromwell into Ireland; foon after which he retired from the army. Mrs. Jacobs, of the Little Almonry, Westminster, aged 97. Stephen Fibblefon, Efq; aged 98, at Mile-end. JULY. ift. This day his Majefty went in the ufual ftate to the Houfe of Peers, and gave the royal affent to the following bills, viz. The bill for granting to his Majefty a certain fum out of the finking fund, for the fervice of the prefent year. The bill for raising 600,000l. by loans on Exchequer bills. The bill to enable his Majefty to raise 1,400,000l. by loans on Exchequer bills, to be applied for the fervice of the Eaft-India Company. The bill to prevent the counterfeiting of bank notes, or bills, and to prevent obtaining falfe credit by the imitation of bank notes or bills. The bill to explain, amend, and reduce reduce into one act, the feveral laws for the better prefervation of public highways. The bul to prevent the counterfeiting or diminishing the gold coin of this kingdom. The bill to regulate the wages or prices of journeymen weavers in Spitalfields. or within five miles of London. The bill to enable Meff. Adams to difpofe of their buildings, in the Adelphi, by way of chance. The bill for the better regula tion of lying-in hofpitals. The bill for the better cultivation of common arable fields, commons, and wastes. To feveral expiring law bills; and to fuch other bills as were ready. Alter which his Majefty put an end to the prefent feflion by a moft gracious fpeech from the throne, and the parliament was prorogued to the 7th of September next. The following gentlemen kiffed his Majefty's hand at St. James's, on their feveral removes and appointinents during his Majefly's naval review at Portsmouth, viz. Sir Hugh Pallifer, Sir John Williams, Sir Richard Hughes, Charles Proby, Efq; and George Marth, Efg. On Monday a report was made to a great affembly, that their addrefs of Friday the 18th ult. "That his Majefty would be graciously pleafed to confer fome mark of his royal favour upon the Hon. Lieut. Gen. Robert Monckton, in confideration of his meritorious fervices to his Majesty and to his country, either by a grant of lands in fome of the islands in the WeftIndies, which were ceded to his Majefty by the late treaty of peace, or in fuch other manner as his Majefty fhould think proper;" had been prefented to his Majefty; and that his Majesty had commanded him to acquaint the affembly, that he will take the fame into confideration. Letters from Paris gave the following further particulars of the accident that happened on opening a grave in the body of the church of St. Saturnin, on the 20th of April, at Saulieu;-Of 120 young perfons of both fexes, who were affembled to receive their fit communion, all but fix fell dangerously ill, together with the cure, the vicar, the grave-diggers, and 66 other perfons. The illaefs with which they were feized is defcribed to be a putrid verminious fever, accompanied with an hæmorrhage, eruption, and infiammation. As the perfons who are affected principally dwelt near the church, and the caufe being known, a ftop has happily been put to the contagion, but not before it had carried off 18, among whom were the cure and the vicar. The following letter, fent to each of the captains of the men of war at Portsmouth, was read to their fhips companies: the activity and vigilance of the officers and men of that fquadron, on the late equipment. 6th. THOMAS PYE." This day was tried before Lord Mansfield, a caufe wherein Jofeph Walker was plaintiff, and Richard Chapman, one of the pages to her Majesty, defendant; the action was brought to recover back the fum of 501. paid to a Mrs. Hoppner, by the direction of defendant, in part of 70 guineas, for which defendant promifed to get plaintiff a place in the customs; when, after a full hearing, and the jury going out about half an hour, they brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, with 50 1. damages, befides cofts of fuit. Extra of a Letter from Oxford, July 7. The celebrity of the Encoenia, took place in the theatre here this day. Nothing could furpafs the fplendour or the appearante made by the company, when they were all affembled here. The ladies exceeded the gentlemen in drefs, as they did infinitely in number. Lord North opened the bufinefs of the day as chancellor, by propofing the admiffion of fome noblemen and gentlemen to honorary degrees in the univerfity. Thefe being approved, they were feverally prefented to the body by the Rev. Dr. Vanfittart, and received with applause. The honorary members were upwards of a dozen in number: Among them were the Marquis of Carnarvon, Lords Shelbourne, Befborough, two Lords Spencer (brothers of the Duke of Marlborough) Judge Igares, &c. This ceremony was llowed by the Recital of a Latin Poem, which was written for the prize by Mr. Lowth, fon of the Bishop of Oxford: and an English Oration in the praife of mufic, written alfo for the prize, by Mr. Milles, of Queen's College. Both thefe had much merit, and were well delivered, particularly the latter. Mr. Wheeler, the poetry profeffor, next delivered his commemoration difcourfe. The morning's bufinefs was concluded by performing the installation ode.” By the late act to prevent the counterfeiting of bank notes, paper-makers, not authorized by the Bank, who fhall make any paper, or be affiling in making any paper, with the words BANK OF ENGLAND, vifible in the fubftance of fuch paper, thall be adjudged felons, and fuffer death without benefit of clergy; and engravers, who fhall engrave any promiffory note, inland bill, or bill of exchange, containing the words. BANK OF ENGLAND, BANK POST BILL, or any words expreffing the Sum or Amount, in white letters in a black ground, or having any plate fo engraved in their cuftody, fhall be committed to the county gaol, and fuffer imprisonment therein, for any term not exceeding fix months. The fame punishment is likewife to be inflicted upon all perfons who fhall utter notes with any fuch marks upon them. By reports to the House of Commons, it appears, that the linen manufactures of Scotland and Ireland, have decreased these two laft years at least one half, owing to the migration of the poor from thofe kingdoms. The States-General, at the inftance of Sir Jofeph Yorke, have given orders for placing lights in the |